Puerto Vallarta

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Puerto Vallarta — Flanked by jungle-covered slopes and fronted by the Bay of Banderas, colorful Puerto Vallarta – PV to the locals – has a romantic past (Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams was filmed here) and a reputation as one of Mexico’s most fabled resort towns.

Why Go

For an enchanting colonial town fronting beautiful Pacific Coast beaches that’s an easy and affordable escape.